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Liam name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Liam ranks #1 in male records (20,818 reported) and #4,829 in female records (28 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Liam becoming more popular?

Liam's reported male count decreased by 1,434 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank stayed at #1. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Liam in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LiamFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.22,2520201620252016: 19 female records2017: 38 female records2018: 24 female records2019: 30 female records2020: 33 female records2021: 30 female records2022: 26 female records2023: 30 female records2024: 36 female records2025: 28 female records2016: 18,277 male records2017: 18,874 male records2018: 19,977 male records2019: 20,631 male records2020: 19,865 male records2021: 20,424 male records2022: 20,579 male records2023: 20,904 male records2024: 22,252 male records2025: 20,818 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025284,82920,8181
2024364,08722,2521
2023304,61720,9041
2022265,10620,5791
2021304,56720,4241
2020334,23119,8651
2019304,61320,6311
2018245,39919,9771
2017383,96018,8741
2016196,57318,2772

Questions about Liam’s popularity

How common is Liam in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Liam ranks #1 in male records (20,818 reported) and #4,829 in female records (28 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Liam?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Liam only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Liam creates a match.

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